Receptacle.



G.L.SANP0RD. BEGEPTAGLB. APPLIOATION FILED FEB-.3, 1910.

979,803. Patented Dec.27,191(l CHARLES L. SANFQBD, OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

EECEPTAfiLE.

' Specification of Letters fatent. Patented Dec. 2'7 1910.

Application filed February 3, 1910. Serial Ho. 541,581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Cnnnnns L. Samoan, a citizen of the United States, residing at l Washington, in'the county of \Vashington and State of Fe .nsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Receptacle, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a closure adapted to be mounted upon a receptacle having flexible ends, to hold,

the component parts of the said flexible ends together.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle, the closure for which may be mounted thereon without crozing or chanifering the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pulp closure of novel and improved scope of What is claimed, changes may "construction. 20

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construe tion and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the drawings, and

claimed, it being understood that, Within the be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 shows my invention in perspective; Fig.

'2 is a plan of the blank from which the receptacle is formed; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the receptacle and the closure therefor, parts being broken away.

In carrying out my invention I provide, primarily, a receptacle, which in the accompanying drawings is denoted by the numeral 1. This receptacle 1 may be of any form dictated by the exigencies of the proposed use, and may be fashioned from any material. In order, however, to present aconcrete embodiment, I have shown the receptacle in the form of a barrel or tierce, the same being fashioned from a blank 2, shown in detail in Fig. 2. This blank 2 is preferably fashioned from wood, and has in its edges notches 3, defining stave ends 4:. The ends 5 of the blank 2, may, if desired, be disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other, to be united along a line 6, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Hoops 7 surround the receptacle 1, to define between them, the bilge of the same, the blank having first been disposed in cylindrical form. The hoops 7 may be secured to the receptacle by means of nails 8 or the like, and staples 9 constitute means for holding the hoops upon the receptacle, and likewise for holding the ends 5 of the blank 2 together.

When the receptacle is fashioned as thus I far described, it will be disposed in cylindrical form, the stave ends 4 being drawn into shape,substantially as shown in Fi 3. A closure 10 for the receptacleds provi. ed, the central portion of which is fiat as denoted by the numeral 11. In this closure 10, there are concentric, annular depressions 12, the same being, as shown in Fig. 3, curved in transverse section. The peri hery of the closure 10 is rounded u ward y to form a shoulder 1d, and curve at 15, to form a straight, outwardl' flaring flange 16, extended below the flat portion 11 of the closure.

When the closure lO-is placed .upon the receptaclel, the flaring flange 16. will engage the stave ends at, holding the said stave ends together against outward pressure fromv within the cask, the space between the shoulder 14 and the flange 16. constituting a seat, adapted to receive the stave ends. I

The closure 10 may be retained in place upon the receptacle 1 by means of staples 17 which are alternated with nails 18, one

leg of each staple being, if desired, extended through the flange 16, through the upper endof the receptacle 1, and throu h the shoulder 14, the portion of the stap e thus disposed being, as shown in Fig. 3, bent downwardly against the shoulder 1 L, below the plane of the top of the closure. nails ,18 are similarly disposed in the flange 16, in the upper end of the receptacle 1, and in the shoulder 14. From the foregoing it will be seen that a receptacle may be readily fashioned from the blank 2,,the closure 10 being mounted upon the completed receptacle and secured thereto, without crozing or chamfering the receptacle, which said operations call for a considerable degree of mechanical skill, and are diflicult and expensive to perform. The closure 10 is preferably fashioned from paper pulp or wood pulp, and in a pulp closure, the particular form given to the member 10 is considered to be of importance. Owing to the fact that the periphery of the closure is rounded toform The.

the shoulder 14 and curved at 15 to form the flange 16, the said closure may be readily fashioned in a press, from pulp, the sharp distance firmly to inclose the stave ends 4,

the shoulder 14 extends downwardly but a relatively short distance, in fact, only suiti ciently to define a sufiiciently deep seat to 'receive the stave ends 4, and to provide suiticient space for nailing the closure 10 in place. This fact is also of importance in a pulp closure, for the reason thatif the portion 11 of the closure were greatly depressed, a deep, annular, U formed member would result, which could not be properly fashioned in pulp, according to the presenl known methods of manufacture.

The component parts of the device may be stored in small compass, in knock-down form, and when a receptacle is desired, the same may be readily fashioned at short notice, by any person of averagemechanical ability, although'entirely unfamiliar with the coopers craft.

By referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that the shoulder 14 is outwardly inclined, so as to fitngainst the beveled face of a cask chime. Moreover, the flange 16 flares outwardly, to receive the stave ends of thccask, and to press the -beveled face of the chime of the cask against the shoulder 14. Thus, the closure is adapt ed to be held securely in place upon the end of the cask or barrel. Moreover, referring still to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the exposedface of the shoulder 14 which is disposed toward the axis .of the closure, is acutely positioned with respect to the flange 16, the flange being extended downwardly,,i

erases I beyond the plane of the closure proper. In driving the serurin elements 17 throu h the periphery of the elosure, and throng the upper ends of the staves, the securing elements may be held at ll 'ht angles to the exposed face of the shoal. er it this being the most efiective position for th elements, during the drivin of the same. By reason of the fact that t e shoulder 14: and the flange 16 are disposed at an acute angle with respect to each other, the'securing element will pass throu h the flange 16 at a downward inclination, heing thus ositioncd with respect to the outer face 0 the flange 16, in such a manner that the said securing element may readily be beaten down and clenched, as seen in Fig. 3.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A closure for casks, having its periphery bent upwardly at an outward inclination, to form a shoulder to receive the beveled face of a cask chime, the shoulder bein carried downwardly and inclined outwar ly to receive the stave ends of a cask, and to press the-beveled face of the chime of the cask against the shoulder, the flange being downwardly prolonged beyond the plane of the closure, the exposed face of the shoulder which is disposed toward the axis of the closure being positioned at an acute angle to the flange, whereby, when a securing element is driven into the said exposed face of the shoulder, the securing element will be given a downward inclination to facilitate the clenching of the end of the securing element upon the outer face of the flan e. 4

In testimony that I claim t e foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. SANFORD. Witnesses o v C. HENRY,

J. W. HnrrnRnAN.

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